Chromis flavicauda, the flashing Chromis has landed
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Although the summer season usually means that the aquarium hobbies tend to slow down, that hasn’t stopped the rare fish from flowing into the U.S. The latest arrival is Chromis flavicauda, a deepwater Brazilian endemic damselfish which is very rarely collected since it only occurs in depths of over 200 feet and likely a relative of the newly described Chromis abyssus. Rare fish wholesale specialist Russo’s Reef has just brought in a little over a dozen of these amazing beauties and this batch seems to be especially robust and not suffering from decompression issues at all. These aren’t your run of the mill Chromis either: they sport a brilliant blue coloring as adults and they can flash their color in a way that is very similar to flashing tilefish. Furthermore, at almost 3″ long and 1″ deep, these jumbo Chromis are like little billboards of light and color. At least one of these specimens has already landed at Old Town Aquarium in Chicago and LiveAquaria should be posting some in the Diver’s Den soon. If you want one of these top-shelf damselfish don’t expect to be getting a whole school of them though, these Brazilian gems will likely be fetching between $150-200.
Old Town Aquarium rocks, I don’t know how that Jim Walters does it…..magic.
June 19th, 2009 at 1:44 pm
Man I love this fish and deepwater Chromis in general, I can’t wait to see one flashing in person.
June 19th, 2009 at 2:47 pm
I love this fish its amazing, in my opinion all Chromis
are magnificent.
June 19th, 2009 at 3:11 pm
Joe pulls yet another RARE one for the trade. He’s really taken the scene by storm!!!
June 21st, 2009 at 11:47 am
i would rather have a yellow tail damsel for 5 bucks……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
June 21st, 2009 at 5:53 pm
cool fish, but i just wish it didn’t look so much like a yellow-tail damsel.
June 22nd, 2009 at 9:30 am
You guys are being Naive about how stunning this fish is. At three times the size of a YT damsel and a more metallic sheen, this Chromis is a keeper. You all might as well get some coral platies instead of firefish, cause they look the same.
June 22nd, 2009 at 9:38 am
The purple coloration of the scales is nearly impossible to capture with a camera, especially with flash. The back 30% of each scale is purple. You really need to see one in person to appreciate the coloration.
June 22nd, 2009 at 10:11 am
If you saw a yellow tail damsel next to this fish you would see that there is clearly no comparison.
June 22nd, 2009 at 12:44 pm
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June 23rd, 2009 at 10:54 am
You’ve got to be kidding me! A yellow tail blue devil that flashes? A $6.99 fish will look just as nice with no risk of decompression death for the fish or diver.
Let’s stop hyping things that really aren’t worth it!
June 23rd, 2009 at 2:02 pm
For that price I would eat it. It’s a freaking fish people. Unless it craps gold you can keep it.
June 26th, 2009 at 7:17 pm
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July 3rd, 2009 at 12:40 pm
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July 5th, 2009 at 7:47 pm